Jiangsu Scholarships for International Students

2Provincial schemes

4Universities we cover

2Cities in the province

CNY 1,700–3,000Lowest monthly cost

Schemes

What Jiangsu actually offers

Provincial schemes are smaller than the central government scholarship and far less contested. Most are administered by the university after admission, so the application is often a checkbox rather than a separate portal.

Scheme	Levels	What it covers	How it is administered
Jiangsu Government Scholarship	Bachelor / Master / PhD	Tuition waiver at 50–100% depending on level and ranking	Often paired with a university top-up; ask the international office.
Jasmine Jiangsu Scholarship	Master / PhD	Full or partial funding for postgraduate study	Separate call from the general provincial scholarship; shorter window.

Coverage varies between schemes and between universities within the same province. Confirm the current terms with the international office before you rely on any of it.

Why it matters

What applying here actually gets you

Jiangsu runs two distinct schemes rather than one, and confusing them is the most common mistake applicants make here. The Jiangsu Government Scholarship is open across all three degree levels and provides a tuition waiver at 50–100% depending on level and ranking. The Jasmine Jiangsu Scholarship is a separate scheme for master's and PhD study only, with a shorter window and its own application.

Together they make Jiangsu one of the better provinces to target if you are a postgraduate looking for a tuition waiver, and they sit alongside two cities — Nanjing and Suzhou — with genuinely good living costs. Suzhou in particular is one of the cheapest cities to study in among the eastern ones we cover, which means a tuition waiver here converts into more months of cover than the same waiver in Shanghai would.

What the scheme is worth

Two separate schemes: the general Jiangsu Government Scholarship at all three levels, plus Jasmine Jiangsu for master's and PhD only
Tuition waiver at 50–100% depending on level and ranking, so the award scale is genuinely wide
Often paired with a university top-up from Nanjing or Suzhou institutions
Covers three of the universities we cover in the province — Nanjing, Soochow and Southeast

Process

How the application actually runs

The steps are in the order they happen, because the first one catches most applicants out.

Check which scheme applies to your level

The general scheme covers bachelor, master and PhD. Jasmine Jiangsu is postgraduate-only, with a separate call and a shorter window, so the two are not interchangeable.

Get admitted and ask the university to nominate you

Allocation runs through the university rather than a provincial portal, so the university decides which applicants are put forward.

Ask about the university top-up

A provincial waiver and a university award are often combined here. Ask what the university can add on top and what the ranking condition for the higher waiver level is.

Watch the Jasmine window separately

Jasmine has its own deadline, earlier than the general scheme. If you are a postgraduate, track both calendars rather than assuming the general call covers you.

Budget the uncovered tuition

A 50% waiver is not a 50% discount on your year. Work out the remaining tuition and add the month's living cost at the city you will actually live in.

Universities

Where the scheme can reach you in Jiangsu

4 institutions we cover in this province, 3 of which can nominate scholarship students directly.

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Soochow University

Suzhou · est. 1900 · Project 211 · Double First-Class

Medicine, materials, textiles and law, in a lower-cost city an hour from Shanghai.

Tuition: CNY 18,000–28,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B

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Southeast University

Nanjing · est. 1902 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class

Architecture, civil engineering, electronics and biomedical engineering with a compact campus.

Tuition: CNY 20,000–34,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B

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Nanjing University

Nanjing · est. 1902 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class

Research-led university known for physics, chemistry, astronomy, environment and Chinese literature.

Tuition: CNY 22,000–35,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B

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Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Suzhou · est. 2006 · Sino-British joint venture · not 985/211

A joint venture with the University of Liverpool: an English-medium degree at UK-level tuition.

Tuition: CNY 88,000–93,000 / yr
Chinese: None — the degree is taught entirely in English

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Cities

The part the award does not cover

A tuition waiver leaves the monthly budget untouched. These are the figures that decide how far it goes.

City	Dormitory / month	Realistic total / month	Tuition you still pay
Suzhou	600–1,300	1,700–3,000	CNY 350–600 / yr
Nanjing	600–1,400	1,800–3,200	CNY 350–650 / yr

All figures CNY per month for one student. Full city profiles, including private rent, are on each city's page.

Before you commit

The part that catches people out

The two Jiangsu schemes have separate deadlines and separate eligibility, and the postgraduate-only one is the more generous but the harder to catch. Applying for the general scheme and assuming Jasmine follows is a common way to miss a better award entirely.

FAQ

Questions about Jiangsu scholarships

A separate Jiangsu scheme for master's and PhD students only, with its own application window. It is more targeted than the general provincial scholarship and runs on a shorter cycle.

A waiver at 50–100% depending on your level and ranking. The level you are placed in is decided by the university, so ask what the ranking conditions are.

Often yes, and this is more common in Jiangsu than in many provinces. Ask the international office what the university will add on top of the provincial waiver.

Not sure which scheme you can get?

Tell us your level, field and the universities you are considering. We will tell you which funding routes actually apply to you — and which ones do not.

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